Thurmont lies just a short drive above Frederick, Md. It is well known for its beauty and its apples, among other things. It, also, honors its service men and women with a Memorial Park that honors all that served.
Among the several memorials here is one dedicated to all the residents who served in 'Nam.
Two among these were lost and their names are marked with a + to denote their service and ultimate sacrifice.
As is nearly always the case, names have been added after the dedication. As you know if you follow this page we recently dedicated a memorial in my county. We worked for nine years to get it done and part of that effort was a an ongoing attempt to be accurate, to ensure that every veteran that was lost or remains missing was included. the numbers changed as we found more and more names. we thought we had done a terrific job finding all. On the day of the dedication, a lady approached me and said that one of the names marked as MIA had, in fact, been recovered and interred at Arlington National Cemetery. We didn't make it one day. If we can confirm this, a correction will be made to be sure. So, as I said, it seems to happen all the time.
Memorial Park is located at 116 Main Street.
Next time, on the 21st, we will travel back to New Jersey, so meet me there, as usual, at 9:00am.
To see additional memorials from Maryland, or any other state, please click the state name on the left side of this page.
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